UK postage before Christmas
| Friday 18 December | 2nd Class and 2nd Class Signed For |
| Monday 21 December | 1st Class and 1st Class Signed For and Royal Mail Tracked 48* |
| Tuesday 22 December | Royal Mail Tracked 24* |
| Wednesday 23 December | Special Delivery Guaranteed |
International Standard & International tracking and signature services
| Friday 4 December | Australia, New Zealand |
| Wednesday 9 December | Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central and South America, Far and Middle East |
| Thursday 10 December | Canada, Cyprus, Malta |
| Friday 11 December | Greece, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia) and Turkey |
| Saturday 12 December | Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA |
| Wednesday 16 December | Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland |
| Friday 18 December | Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg |